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Definition

A grammatical form that denotes an action or event narrowly avoided, figuratively or literally. The form liketa in a sentence such as 'It was so cold I liketa froze to death' functions as an avertive.

Source: American English, second edition by Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling-Estes
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